Man, this kinda thing scares the hell out of me. I'm such a weenie. I would
hate to have to attempt a free ascent from any of the depths mentioned. I
guess I have been brainwashed by NAUI.

G. M., I writes:
> 
>  Richie, the only reason I know this is from lobster diving - one too many
and 
> you're out of air. You must be cool, drop the weight belt and relax the big 
> muscles, which means use your hands to swim until the bc takes hold, and then 
> ride it up, rebreathing it like you said. Without gear, I can do a lot
further 
> than that. 100-120 you can do with out dropping the belt or doing anything 
> funky- the gas in your lungs expands, and you can let it out, and that
relieves 
> the urge to breath.
> 
> On Sun, 7 Jul 1996, Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> to the sand, and the wreck sits upright, making it a 170 foot dive, or
less, 
> a 
> >> depth from which free ascent is possible
> >
> >What planet are you from? Technically, you are right.  Hell, some guys can
> >get all the way down to 400 feet and then make a free ascent all the way
> >up.  However, in the real world of Scuba, anyone who has actually had to
> >make a free ascent knows that even 60 feet is a hell of a stretch.  Deeper
> >than that you need to rebreathe off the BC. 
> >
> >Nevertheless, I agree that "naked with the magic stone" is a valid diving 
> >configuration in many cases, including the dive you described.
> >
> >Rich
> >
> >
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